Chandrayaan-2 Orbit Successfully Raised Third Time, ISRO Announces

Chandrayaan-2 Orbit Successfully Raised Third Time, ISRO Announces

The fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled between 2 to 3pm on August 2.

The fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled between 2 to 3pm on August 2.
All spacecraft parameters are normal, it said.
The fourth orbit raising manoeuvre is scheduled between 2 to 3pm on August 2.

On July 22, the Chandrayaan-2 was injected into an elliptical orbit of 170x45,475 km by India's heavy lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III) in a text book style.

The third orbit raising activity for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has been performed successfully at 3:12pm on Monday, the Indian space agency said
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the orbit of the Chandrayaan-2 was raised to 276 x 71,792 km by firing the onboard motors for 989 seconds.

Chandrayaan-2 Orbit Successfully Raised Third Time, ISRO Announces

The Indian space agency said the major activities include earth-bound manoeuvres, the trans-lunar insertion, lunar-bound manoeuvres, Vikram's separation from Chandrayaan-2 and touch down on the moon's South Pole.

The ISRO said the trans-lunar insertion of Chandrayaan-2, which will send it to the moon, is scheduled on August 14.

The spacecraft comprises three segments - the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), the lander 'Vikram' (1,471 kg, four payloads) and rover 'Pragyan' (27 kg, two payloads).

 After that, the Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled to reach moon by August 20 and the lander Vikram will land on the Earth's sole satellite on September 7.
Chandrayaan-2 Orbit Successfully Raised Third Time, ISRO Announces

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